Brake-beam support



- nImmmmmmnnm A. C. MOORE BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT Filed Aug. 21, 1925 I 3 Sheets-Sheet l IIIIll/IIIJ/// IIII HHHilll flG'Zar/l N001 2 a Ma /ad I Sept. 13, 1927 1542980,.

- A. c. MOORE BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT Filed Aug. 21, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 [iwemhn BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT Filed Aug. 21, 1923 j 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 4 fl .63 mi flan/e, 21 WW1 WW 1w I f V Patented Sept. 13,1927.

limsuosn 'CLARKZ'LMCQR'E; or or'rioAeo, ILLINOIs, ASSIGNOR so CHICAGO RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, or GHIGl-iGO,'ILLINOIS, A'coRronArIou or ILLINOIS.

' BRAKEBEAIVL "surro n'r.

f v Application filed "Au ust 21, was. sta n mfcsasve.

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The ob]ects of the'lnvention areto pro vide a support or safetybar havlng aphirality of inclines onsloping ,track portions I arranged in the pathof, movement of the brake beam and designed tofbe [engaged thereby at points coincident with its compressiont member and tension member so that the brake beam andbralre rigging associated therewith are guided andmaintained in proper operative position relative to the wheels of thetrucku j v Further objects of the invention are to so formthe sloping trackipor-tions thattheir inclinations vary respect to each other in order to correspond with the vertical movements of the respective.members, the .risecof the compression n' ernber being more abrupt than that of the tension member.

Still furtherobjects of theinve'ntion are to provide improved means carrledby the brake beam; fortslidingly en-gagmgthetrack portions of the safety'b'ar and provided with meanseXtending under sa ldsafety bar and adapted Ito prevent the acc dental upward displacement-'of th'e brake beam; 1

With the foregoing and other-objects in view; my invention consists in certa n novel features of construction and arrangernentv of parts hereinafter-more .fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accomp anying drawings, in i which Figure: 7,

bar attached-to apart ofthe truck, and used ass fourth point support." 1 Figure 2- is a plan vi'ewof the'same.

Figure 3 isa side elevation of a modified form 'of support or safety bar l Figur'e4 is a plan view of the same. Figure. 5 is Jan iendj elevation al v ew of the modified form of-safety. bari shown. in Figi'ires'Band 4:; 1-

1 Figure 6-is a sideelevatmnalymw of the safety bar showing the compression member and the tension, member provided with shoes foneng g g d-bfl f c Figure-7. a. planfy w: Q th samer FlgLUTQSTlS a side: VIGWc-Of as modified-form of:shoe hav-ing;1a downwardly and laterally extending lip portion ,adapted-to en-gage the underside of the track for preventing the 1' is aside elevation of-the safety upward accidental movement of the compression member.

I Figure 9 is an end elevational view of the same. l I V I Figure 1 0 is a modifiedforim of the shoe as applied to'the tension member.

Figure 11 isa side'elevational view-of the safety barand usedas a third point support. Flgure 12is a plan 'view of the strut and the third point support member.

\ Figure 18 is a fragmental detail view of the compression member end of the strut and showing the sliding .shoe thereof provided with a lip portion for engaging the underside of the supports t is formed with two divergent portions in order to properly engage and support the angularly disposed parts of the brake beam.

Figure 16 is a yertical cross section taken 1 on line 16+16 of Figure 15.

Figure 17 is a vertical cross on line 17 '17 of Figure 15. r

Figure 18 is'a sidev elevation of another modified form in which the track portions are distorted or twisted transversely relative to the axis of 'the traick, iirorder to present the planes of sai'd trackportions in Surface contactwith the respective members. of the brake beam. 7 Figure 19 is a plan view of same. Figure 20 is'a vertical cross section taken n line 20-20 of Figure 18.

section taken Figure 21" is a verticalcross section taken o1' lline21 21 of Figure 18; Figure 22 is a modifiedform of strut showing the chair integral therewith.v Heretofore in the types of safety bars now in use, only, the, front end of the barcomes in contact with thebeam and thus the beam is supported at its forward or tension end only. .Thisserves to keep the top, ofthe brake .shoefrom riding-onthe tread bf the wheel but does notinecessarily preventuthe bioitqai the shoefrom riding the trees er the wheel, especially-in cases where the front partof the support istoo' high;

the v device disclosedherem, the

bar supports the brake --bea1, lidthgat' the front end and the back end of the be am and the flexible bar coming in contact with the back part of the brake beam provides proper guidance at that part of the beam thereby eliminating the objectionable features above mentioned and insuring the proper operative n'iaintenance of the brake rigging relative to the wheels of the truck. l urthermore, a more uniform application of the brake shoes to the treads of the wheels is thereby accomplished.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, and more particularly to Figures 1 to 10. inclusive, which illustrate the arrangement of the fourth point support, indicates a spring plank forming part of the truck and fixed to said plank is a safety bar 11 the ends of which extend transversely therefrom below the compression member 12 and the tension member 1 1. Safety bar 11 is provided with an inclined sloping track portion 11" on which is slidably supported compression member 12 and a sloping track portion 11 on which is slidably arranged tension member 14:. The angles of inclination of these two portions are not the same, that of portion 11" being more abrupt in order to correspond with the rise of compres sion member 12 whose vertical n'iovement during the forward movement of the brake beam is greater than the vertical movement of the tension member 12. Thus the brake beam supported at its rear or compression end as well as at its forward or tension end and is properly guided during its movement and the brake rigging associated with said beam is maintained at all times in proper operative relation with the wheels of the truck.

In the forms shown in Figures 1 and 2, the forward end of bar 11 or that portion constituting the track '11" is bent laterally so as to be positioned transversely relative to the axis of tension member 11.

In the form shown in Figures 3 to 5, the safety bar is not distorted laterally but the track portion 15 is given a slight twist so that the upper face 15" of the track portion 15 is properly disposed relative to the angularly disposed tension bar 14.

In the forms disclosed in Figures 1 to 5, the compression members 12 and the tension members 1% bear directly on the inclined track portions of the safety bar.

In the forms illustrated in Figures 6 to 10, inclusive, the compression members and the tension members are provided with sliding chairs or shoes detachably secured to said members.

In Figures 6 and 7, the sliding shoe 16 is secured by means of straps 17 and fastening devices 18 to compression member 12 and slidably rests on the inclined track portion 19 of bar 19 and a shoe 20 is secured by means of straps 21 and fastening devices 22 to the tension member 14 and operates on the inclined track 19 of bar 19.

eeaoso In Figures 8 and 9, the sliding shoe 16 is provided with a downwardly and laterally extending portion or lip 1b which when said shoe rests on the track 19 is arranged below said track and serves to prevent the accidental upward displacement of the compression member. Thus an open ended slot is formed by shoe 16 and lip portion 16 which slot is arranged transversely of track portion 19 thereby permitting easy disengagement of the chair from the safety bar.

In Figure 10, a sliding shoe 20 secured to tension member 14 is provided with a transversely disposed lip portion 20 which is arranged below track portion 19" and prevents accidental upward movement of the tension member.

In Figures 11 and 12, a third point support arrangement is shown. The strut mem' ber 24 is secured at one end to compression member 12 and at its opposite end to tension member 14 and is provided at its compression end with a depending lug or shoe 25 which is adapted to slidably reston the inclined track portion 26 of the track 26. A sliding chair or shoe 27 is arranged on strut 2t and operates over an inclined track por tion 26 of bar 26. While this chair 27 is shown as pivotally connected at 28 to the bifurcated nose extension 24" of strut 24:, if desired the chair or shoe 27 may rest on the strut itself or may be cast on the strut as shown in Figure 22. Thus said strut member is supported at both ends and the angles of inclination of the respective track portions are such as to properly guide the strut member in its forward movement and maintain it in proper position.

In Figure 13 a modified form of the strut is shown in which the sliding shoe 25 is provided with a depending transverse portion 25* which extends below the inclined track portion 26 and prevents the accidental displacement of said end of the strut.

In Figure 14 is shown a modified form of a support, wherein the sliding chairs 28 are formed integral with a member 29 which is clamped with a cooperating member 30, by means of suitable devices 31 to the re spective parts of the brake beam. The safety bar forming the tracks for the brake beam may be formed flexible to provide resilient support for the brake beam or may be formed rigid as shown in Figure 14.

The modified form illustrated in Figures 1.5 to 17 inclusive, shows a track member 34 having inclined track portions 34 and so, both of which are formed divergent in opposite directions in order to place them at right angles to the respective angularly disposed members of the brake beam so as to engage the same along their lines of intersection instead of at a single point.

In Figures 18 to 21, inclusive, the track portions 34 of track member are twisted or distorted in order to present their planes transversely at anvangle to the surface of the remaining portion of track member.

Thus while the track extends in a straight line from the spring plank, it still has its track portion arranged to form surface contact with the respective members of the brake beam. p

The surface contact of the brake beam with the respective track portions permits even wear of the parts and insures better and more accurate maintenance of the brake rigging relative to the wheels of the truck.

Obvlously, still other modifications and adaptations in the embodiment of my invention may be made, other than those herein illustrated and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7

- I claim: p p 1. A safety bar support for brake beams comprising a memberhaving a plurality of trackportions inclined from horizontal for engaging and supporting the brake beam at a plurality of points, the plane of one of said track portions being inclined transversely to form surface contact with the f angularly disposed part of the brake beam,

2. A support for brake beams comprising a member having a plurality of track portions, inclined from horizontal and having different degrees of inclination relative to each other for maintaining the brake beam at all times in supporting engagement with said track portions, each of which is distortedin order to formsurface contact with the corresponding angularly disposed part of the brake beam. I

3. A safety support forbrake beams comprising a single-piece bar adapted to be secured to a car truck part and having a plurality of track portions inclined from horizontal and in the same direction for engaging and supporting a brake beam at a plurality of points.

4; A safety support for brake beams comprising a single piece bar adapted to be secured to a car truck part and having a plurality of track portions inclined from horizontal for engaging and supporting a brake beainat a plurality of points, said track portions having different degrees of inclination for causing tilting of said brake beam' during the operative movement thereof.

5. In combination with a trussed brake beam, a safety bar adapted to be secured to a car truck partvand underlying said brake beam and providedwith a plurality of track portions inclined from horizontal for slidably. supporting said brake beam adjacent to the compression member and the tension member thereof. I I

6. In combination with a trussed brake beam, a safety bar adapted to be secured to a car truck part and underlying said brake beam and provided with a plurality of track portionsinclined from horizontal for slidably supporting said brakebeam adjacent to the compression member and the tension member thereof, the outer track portion being distorted transversely to form a plane contact with said tension member.

7. In a car construction, the combination with a trussed brake beam and a car truck part, of a safety bar secured to said car truck part and underlying said brake beam, said safety bar being provided with a plurality of truck portions inclined from horizontal for slidably engaging said brake beam at points coincident with the compression member and the tension member thereof, said track portions 'havlng different degrees of inclinations for insuring the proper disposition of the brake beam relative to the A. CLARK oonn. 

